The Sun. — London, England, 1818-06-19 00:00:00

iSOUTIIIVARK ELECTION• FIRST DAY-TARTE ER PARTICULARS.) Yesterday 'morning, at -half-past nine o'clock. the Eleethn of Members for the Borough of Southwark commenced on the Hustings, in fron► of the Town Flail. At eight o'clock, as Sir Roaaai Wit.sotl was proceeding in his Landau to the Election, be was tort at the Asylum, Westmiuster-road, by a large holy of ElectoN, tight blue and ptirple cockades {the colours of Sir Robert and Mr. Calvert), preceded by a b'and of MiisiC, and two itten carrying; large purple banners,'on which were pliut4d, " Wilson, the Friend of the l'eofile," and " Wilson and the Independence of South %vatic" He was received with loud cheers. The cavalcade then moved . ou, leading Sir Robert Wil son (who was here joined in his landau by Messrs. Hall and Wetherstone) by a circuitous route - tO the hustings, amid the acclamations of the peopk, the bands striking up, " See the conquering H ero comes." Mr. BARCLAY bad privately arrived.. on the hustings a few minutes earlier. A friend of his immediately introduced Sir Robert ,to Mr. Bar clay ; the rival Candidates mutually expressed great personal respect for each other, and exprcssed an earnest desire that the contest should be con, ducted "on public grounds: Sir R. Wilson assured Barclay that both hitntell and adherents would do all - in their power to guard against any thing like the introduction 'of personality, and to conduct..the Election with the uUnost de- comm. Mr..CALvEuT arrived shortly ,alte,r, and was received with great applause. • At half past nine o'clock, the High Bailiff, at tended by Alderman Sir J. Eamaa, ordered the Precept tor holding the Election to be read, and took the usual oaths for his impartiality, &c. Barclay and Mr. Calvert were 'on his right hand, and Sir R. Wilson on his left.- The Hton listuni then earnestly exhorted the Electors to conduct the business they were about to enter upon with decency, impartiality, and decorum. Mr. SOLOMON DAVIRS proposed Mr. C. Calvert. as a fit and proper person to be, one of their Re presentatives. In the discharge of this . most pleasant duty be should occupy only a few mi, wites of their time, because he was confident there, existed but one opinion 'roman.. the electors re specting the character and qua r lifications.of Mr. Calvert. When that Gentleman was, proposed in 1807, be (Mr. D.) was told that. it was the greatest folly in the world to propose him; as there was no probability of polling more. titan 4600 voters-, but though the poll began, as be might say, at the ninth' hour, 1694 votes had been polled, and Mr. Calvert's election - copse. fluently was lost by only a small majority .against Lim. • His last election had, however, given ,the death blow to .the aristocracy at that time existing 'in the borough—(Applauses)—tor his. votes were in 1812 no fewer than 2 ISO. Returned thus by the electors, Mr. Calvert manfully and decidedly declared his independent principles,: and hehad ever since acted a eonatatency honnorahla to 'himself and them. Among; ins first acts in the house might he placed Lia opposition to the Corn Sill ; in. alluding to which he (Mr. D.) would decline giving it those epithets which had been thrown tip' on it in the public papers. He opposed the Bill when it_ was first proposed to be brought in, and he never desisted in his opposition to it Abrough . all its stages Certainly .that could not be too much reprobated which went to de prive,-an Englishman of the, luxury of eating a quart ern-loaf at a cheap rate—(Loud The next public act which Mr. Calvert opposed was the Suspensioh of the Habeas Corpus Act,' and in oppOsing it be acted on the conscentions principle-of: its having been introduced into the House - on the most flimsy pretexts ; and of the' violence , of some foolish melt, having .been made use of as a reason to suspend the bulwark of the Constitution. Equally determined were his efforts . against the Indemnity Bill, where the objects of tyranny were refused redress against. their hard hearted and cruel persecutors. Never, in fact, had he been absent fram his 'post" on a question where either the rights, the property, privileges, or liberties of Englishmen were concerned.--= Having in these few words merely reminded them of what Mr. Calvert was; and of what they might hope him to be, he should now conclude by pro posing Lim as a fit and proper person to represent the Borough. -Mr. NV. D. C I LARKI; never discharged a more pleasing duty in his, life than in seconding the no ruination of Mr. Barclay.--(Loud laughter.)— He really begged , pardon for this mistake, for though his tongue pronounced Ahe.name of Bar clay, yet Calvert had the fullest possession of his heart—(Cheerings.)—Who was to support the former lie did not know, but certainly he never would vote fur a man, who, at the dicta of a,Mi 7 nister, could vote away the people's liberty.,, .It was for them to..say, whether a Gentleman who had acted in that way was a fit person to be their Representative--(some hisses and applauses.)--He heard some groans behind him, which he hoped were the expiring groans of that faction.. He would remind them of the high duty they had nosy to discharge, of the eyes of the country being on them, and lie trusted they would sitel.v• they were Englishmen, and would act as such. After what they had heard and what, they knew of Mr. Cal . services and principles, he would not de tain them longer than by, with pleasure, second ing the nomination of that most respectable Gen tleman. Mr. FLORENCE YOUNG then came forward, amid mingled expressions of applause and disap probation, to propose Mr. Barclay. He said, - that when he had first the honour of proposing Me. Barclay to their notice, be had told them he 'would act in Parliament Fhe part of au,independ ent man, uninfluenced by. Ministers and tmawed by faction. This character, he had sustained with out turning to the'vight or the left, and he would Still continue to pursue the same track.—(Cries of • ,‘ Aye, , if he gets in he: may'!")--He'll never he influenced by the noise of a crowd, .who Corm no part of the Eke ors of the Borough. He was the fit man. for .a Representative, for his mind 411111 property placed him above temptation," The lithei. Candidate had, in private,disclaimed all persona lities, and he (Mr.. - Young) was_convinced of the sincerity of the disclaimer—but some of his adhe rents were not so manly, .they bad descended to scurrility anti falsehood. : It was said, that Sir Robert WiliOn had a majority of promises, but he w a s sure Mr. Barcl,iy would_ soon be found to have the great trajoii:y of votes.—(Applause.),— As to' the other Candidate (Mr. Calvert), he was a mthit honourable, consistent man,‘And this tri bute was due to, him from a political opponent. He concluded by proposing Mr. Barclay. Mr. TnomAs ALLEN SiIUTER; in seconding this motion, slated the high estimation in which Mr. Barclay was held by the Borough of Southwark. 'He trts firmly _attached to the true principles of the Constitution —when the Ministers of the Crown were, in his opinion, right, be voted with tlrem— , .vhen wrong, against them. He was not, its be had been misrepresented, an indiscritninate supporter of the measures of Government. He' was, oh the contrary, one of those fair and ho nest men that the people wanted—it was untrue to say that he voted for the Corn Bill—on the contrary, he had voted against it iii the futtire stages ; his first vote was merely fOr going into a Cointnittee. to consider certain Resolutions, and decide it the introduction of a Bill was eligibie. The %'voithy Gentleman concluded b-y secOnding the motion. Mr.,HALL rose to propose Sir Robert Wilson, He commenced by stating, - that be regretted, in common with the -rest of Sir Robert's friends, that the Meeting was not much inclined to hear the supporters of Mr. Barclay.;-and be begged to assure them, that the more they heard from the opposite party, the more decided they would be on the necessity of returning the gallant Candi date whom he was about- to -propose. It was highly necessary to inquire into the pretensioni of the respective Candidates who now solicited their suffrages. To Mr. Barclay he could have tio personal hostility, except on public grounds It was quite ludicrous to see - how the friends of that Gentleman etiileavonred to calumniate Sir Robert Wilson, by placardiog him as, the friend orsvar, forgetting, at the same •tbne, that the very first. vote their own favourite gave, was for going to war ; aye, and a. war too, not for the li berties of his own country, bur to impose open another a dynasty against the consent of the people. What the noble-minded and illustrious Puke of Sirssex, whose nathe ought to be en graVen in letters of gold, said on that occasion ought for ever to be . remembered. The illustri, ous Duke.said, that bad such conduct as was then pursuing towards France-been-acted upon at the glorious Revolution. of 1688, his faMily would never t have been seated ou the throne of Eng land.' It was not only for a war that Mr. Bar clay had voted, but for war taxes also. lie Voted for the renewal of the, Property Tax—for the Corn Bill—for to all intents and purposes must be he said to : have voted fur that measure (as-. soredly for the principle of it) when he agreed to go into a Committee ; but the moment he found the opinion of his constituents in direct contra diction to his own, he then. turned round and gave his vote against the measure. His next vote was for that Suspension of the Habeas Cor pus which enabled Ministers to fill the dungeons of the kingdom with innocent men ; and then, again, when he found hiS seat tottering. under bins for conduct, he turned round and voted ['unjust the second Suspension Bill. But to Strew -11:e sense he held of his Constituents' opittionS,- "was , there any thing further necessary than to mention his vote for the Indemnity Bill, whiCh screened MinisterS from the punishment they de served fog the cruelties .committed while the Ha bens CorpusACt Was suspended Befiire they could say that such a mat) was fit to be one of their Representatives: they . thust lose their senses, and abandon all recollection of public principle., With respect to the . claims of Mr. Calvert', they were strong and unequivocal-Hie had clone ltis duty'.as a fritud to the people.—As,,to the Merits of:Sir Robert Wilson, he would . Say a:few words, and, let those who thought he had. demerits Coate fOrward - acid candidly state the . trt. Sir, Robert was . a man who posseSsed, in an emmetrt degree, the two qualities they had a tright to lool,ifor in a Re presentative—integrity and intelligence. 'He had spent his whole life in the'service of` his country ; - be had fought her battles in the.field against a fo reign enemy, apt! dse, was nines a .canclidatc. to 'fight them in the Roos,e6f Commons against a dotnestic.one. The . linoranity,9l his disposition might also be inferredirom a late act of his, in rescuing from oppression a victim about to be sa crificed (alluding to the escape of Lavalette).— This act would.fOr ever immortalise his oame.— This was the man he, proposed as a Candidate to represent them in Parliament. dEaRGB WETHERSTQN, F,sq. seconded the no mination. Little accustomed to address, public Aneetlogs, he could have' wished some more active tnan than biniself had been chosen to do this duty, but as the merits 'of Sir R.. Wilson spoke for themselves, little was left for hint to say.— Their two former Members were like stewards who bad resigned their trust, and were called to An account for their conduct, but he was proud to say one of ,them. (Mrs Calvert) bad kept . his accounts so, acetirately, that tbere, was not one figure Wrong.in his . books.. He wished that the other had done the same, as there would then have been, no cause for ptoposing a successor to him, nor would he, have that day opposed (Here Hisses from T Mr...B.'s. friends created some confusion).--=These. gentlemen had a . mistaken idea of him,. if they supposed him capable . of being intimidated ; by their menaces; for , as an Englishman,. 11,e ever would maintain, his • rights: No man had evcr. had .more calumnies thrown on hith than the gallant Officer before thew had, but he dared, nay,.be challenged Abe friends, of Mr. E 3.. to say the hundredth part against Sir R. to his face that they h.ad.dared to do when his.back was turned. What was Mr,.11: in. his public conduct Had.he not shewn himself the friend, nay, the very patron of, hired spies and informers ? Had he not voted against the petitions. of the people for inqui,ry into the conduct of Ministers, and given those. Ministers the means of securing them sOves.agiinst the. actions which might be brought against them by the victims who kad suffered by their cruelties ? Let tie now recollect the_ eyes . o>; the pubic Were now directed to the me. tropolitan elections, and they Inightfest assured, that their proceedings that day, and during the poll, would have a powerful effect on the country. Look to the success of Wood, Waithman, and Thorp, in the City ; of Garvey, . at Colchester ; of Denison, at Surrey. No sooner had Denison come forward, than one tool of corruption had slunk away, and he was sure, were another Gen tleman of the same independent principles, to come forward, the other Member for Surrey would also share the same fate. To him' it was impos sible to conceive how men could vote in favour of Ministers, on the Report of a Committee com posed of Ministers and their tools. With the same good reason might they expect that a pick , pocket would have - a fair trial before a Jury com posed of Bill Soames and his thieving associates. With respect to a collusion between. Mr. Calvert and Sir R. Wilson, he was ready to deny that decidedly, for, on the contrary, though he was a Alember of Mr. Calver.t's ComMittee, and ,had told him he would give him every support, yet he had also told him he would not be tied down to one nian, but would, on the contrary, support Sir R. Wilson. NO colluSion whatever e n xisted between the parties, and lie hoped this explana tion would be satisfactory. This Gentleman con icluded by seconding the nomination of Sir R. Wilson. _ _ Mr. CALVERT (amidst applause) now addressed the Meeting. it was, lie observed, now the third time be bad stood before them, and he considered the approbation now conferred on him, and the support he received, as the best pledge of their having - approved of his consistency in his conduct; for he knew too much of the Electors of South-, wark to suppose they would have so far flattered him had his conduct been otherwise. His con stituents bad a right to expect be would now ex plain Isis conduct as a late Member, but the speeches already delivered had so fully done that as to leave him little to say, except that his.con euct would uniformly be what it had already been.—(Loud applauses.)—The promises of sup post he had received were more numerous than on former occasions, and he hoped that' as this was the-Anniversary of the Victory of Waterloo, it tnight also prove an 'anniversary of the victory and success of independent principles in the Bo rough of Sonthwark. He had steadily opposed the Corn Bill, for he thought, and ever would think,' that no articles for the support of human life should.ever be the subject of Legislative dis cussion. When a Bill came into - the House which he did not approve of, he would oppose it ; but if it happened to- please him in its principle, he might support it on that ground, hut- he would keep a vigilant, eye on its clauses. Of the Sus pemsion Act-no Man could possibly have a higher detestation than himself, for he did, and ever Would, to the last moment of his existence, re probate an Act which annihilated -the liber ties of the people. Never should any object whic made the slightest encroachment on pub lic :rights or privileges ever meet his support...—. He would not detain „them longer, as he knew they would probably- be-anxious to hear the new Candidate, and he would only earnestly hope they would give his late 'Cplleague, a. foie and candid hearing in answer to those charges bronght against him, AO's- by doing so they would ' chew themselveS impartial and candid judges. With: the utmost confidence of Awing at the hea4 of the poll, he shoUld now leave his cause in their bands. ' Mr. BARCLAY came forward, hut, from the great confusion Which prevailed, it is impossible to give, more than a few words of ibis speech.—He de clared he was not afraid of clamonr, nor to Meet his constituents to explain hisicondnet. In voting for the renewal of the War, as 'he did, big anxiety was to put an end to that Dynasty which had long disgraced Europe ; and 'his conduct, on that occa sion, could not be condemned, considering that the renewal of the war had led to the Victory of Waterlon, and the total overthrow of Napoleon. - In voting for the Income Tax being renewed for one year, he was actuated by the wish of saving money to the country, fur had the means of.supply not been given to the Minister, in all probability the war hai yet continued ; bat he denied having, ever countenanced or voted for the Corn Bill. In his first vote for the . Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, he firmly believed the / re was danger to the country, but Ike certainly could not vote a second time for that, becansc:the trials in London and the country had proved to his satisfaction the danger Was over. For the Indemnity Bill., he never would have voted, had he conceived there had;one innocent man been confined, but he firmly believed there had . not. Of the result of the Poll he had uo doubt, wad he was .even anxious to meet it,. so confident was he of success. With these few remarks he left his cause in their hands: Sir H. WlLsoti nowcame in front of the hustings, and was received with .applause. He began his address with 'observing, ,tbAC:it was with difficulty. he could posiibly restrain his emo tions of thankfulness to.his kind friend who' had just nominated him, and particularly to the gen tleman who seeOnded t lie . nomination, consideriug the very handsome manner in which he had come forward. He congratulated. the meeting on the dissolution of a Parliament .which was the most unconstitutional in .its„counsels and acts that had ever afflicted ,this country—a Parliament which had strewn itself equally hoStile to the rights and liberties of the people,—a Parliament every way determined to refuse. the petitions of the subject, to bring this once prosperous and happy country to decay, whilst its rtuntert!os fleets- and armies had held out the rational hope of its being ex alted to the highest pinnacle of national graudeur:; but which, had unfortunately,,.no taken. place, through the miserahle policy which „had actuated its Rulers. it,had been said, that, we ought to speak well of the dead, but were he capable of refraining from stating his sentiments, he should feel he Was unfit and unworthy to live in the coun try. In coming forward on.the present occasion, he was actuated by no private ambition, for, on the contrary, he had been solicited to do so 'by a respectable deputation of Electors, who, grieved at witnessing the conduct of one-ot their Mem bers', told him they would give him their pa tronage, which they had accordingly done at a public meeting afterwards culled, and on that ground be now stood before them. Decorated as he bad been in the field (A danger by Imperial ..~: bands, be still felt this tbc..proudest day of 1114 e ... life, standing, as he now did under a baoP which reminded him at what be owed to hi* country. In speaking of his antagonist, Mr. 13 , 31 : clay, he disclaimed all personal hostilil, cause, in justice, be was bound to saY,, that -e there was not a more respectable man in Kiva l'°d life, and he firmly believed that Gentleman - given every vote conscientiously, though not, ti u o i fortunately for him, in unison With the wisblgn.s his constituents. Into a detail of the obn010"' measures for which the late Parliament was ~. tinguished it would be impossible foi him to t ter, as the catalogue was so volum n ious, o' t were he to begin it there would be no poll chic day. If the electors wished a man to support will troops of Britain being employed as janissaries foreign countries, British gold wasted in li g bri % up the fires of the Inquisition, and forging cbal!' and fetters for a gallant province noW StraggPt! for its independence ; it they wished a M an ra vote for the smaller states at Europe being•:"er asunder, and portioned out among the greibef monarchs ; if they wished to see the pe o ß ie te this country sunk into deipondeney and Servitu', di the public morals contaminated, our shoris, viw c , had once - Presented an hospitable asylum 10 PC.,. / ?„,•'; cnted and oppressed alieus ,. now shut against,tbc`r; the confideoce of the public destroyed, all ge ner°ll , sentiments eradicated by the employment of indemnity bills 'granted; plans of• reform scoute a s and their supporters vilified ; if such a . ratan the object of their choice,'he was not the per?% He then entered into a long justification 01[5, conduct, against the charges brought 10°4 him in the placards of Mr. Barclay's friends; 5 " expressing no doubt of their support, he c"il' eluded. , i ; 5 The shew of bands was tjten - called for , ' Wd r .c d, appeared in , favour of Mr. Calvert and son. A' poll was then demanded by Mr. V ti ,: e , for Mr. Barclay. It commenced soon after ove'ell and was carried on withzt eat spirit till four/ the numbers were announced to be as folloWs— Mr. Calvert 427 Sir It. Wilson 337 Mr. Barclay 228 Mr. CALvEßT•returned thanks, and declar ed T o ' ; gratitude for what had been done for. hito• A _by complained of an attempt having been ini" e r be some parties to prevent the inhabitants ju ` `h i c h Mint front exercising a privilege in voting' ;',, r e they had for the last 100 years, and he wonid jc b t lit the Meeting to judge from what Motives clo t ti o been done. He had another fact to 1 11 '" equally outrageous : he was told a Magistote so tt come,that day to the poll with an Elector'oa had had the presumption to tell that persoll246 he should vote for. He left the Meeting I °J ° of these facts ,for themselves. . t 101 t - Mr. BARCLAY denied any knowledgAof %O P -5 to' been stated, and - had no doubt of his s occe s ' morrow. 10 Sir R. WILSON returned thanks, and..-"`"„ 0 0 -doubt that the .schemes of his opponents w : re, end in their own confusion. When fused.to listen to_petitions, it reminded- I'tief the treatment of a harlequin in an Italian tiWctof .111 who was to be flayed alive, and who, wb i l ial ° punishment was inflicting in front of th e ' 2 1 1 1) 6 I Minister's door, roared out piteously, w be n i oi s° was told " bow dare you, Sir, Make 'llot„-,05 to distUrb his Excellency..'—(A laugh.)-1.0016 the same here, for petitions were considere".oo better than annoyances. He intreated is f L i c oe to persevere in their efforts, as he had ever' • fidence of success. bis4ef. The meeting then dispersed. The assen'e . which was very great, - and very noisy lief`', (Os: hustings, departed without creating flt ' , r titrbance, A body of the populace' wai teu i a:cs R. Wilson, and carried him on their sh° ll ' triumph to a neighbouring inn.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE' HAMPTON TiACES, ON' MOULSEY 14-11 ST' • SECOND DAY.-THURSDAY, JUNK 18' the f • The Cobourg Stakes of 10is each, with 2ogs.adcleu;, 0126 , Racing Fund. Heats, once round the CO° - 4 f Mr. Page's h. c. Lot Threes; 4 yrs old - Mr. Harrison's f. by Totteridge, 3 yrs old - • Mr: Williams's Young Elinthet It, 3 yrs old - •,e0 Three to 1 on Lot Three.—A good r 3 c` „ • t , to . ' if .The Town Plate of 501. for maiden horses.--Firei:/055. round the Course. - The winner to be so ld , be demanded. • There , were fur beats for' this Plate one n),te tween Ms. Stirli o ng's Ruhens and Mr. liose's Te,,;-11., ow dead heat. It was finally won by. Mr. Stirling beating Mr. Rose's Telltale_ the last two heats . se co lj o t Five to I agst Rabens ; to . 1 agst Telltale. on heat was dead oil account of Tellfale being tilr°"l',lo horse-on the Coarse, which 'caused a great displl' to t be left to the Jockey Club. , plate . ,st ) c, Between. the Cobourg Stakes and the Town 'fo,con was rode between two officers of the 19th Lz*neke:l;i9s which was won by Lient Raddock's bay mar e ' l ' 7- • • George ' s - chesuut mare. -v" Or° es , t • CHILDRE.N AT, ST. PAVC -. CO' 10 day the Anniversary Meeting of 'b e ;„tion ili Children, educated by voluntary 511bscorifice . tr pac e o i' the Metropolis - and the environs, to"" • or, f Si,. Paul's Cathedral, where the tended by the City Officers, wile:trdililf the i'i;elf:# state. The sermon was preached Yio° l3 James Hooke, LL. D. F. 11.. S. Arcbhi era .Huntingdon and PrehendarY of Win diest(' Cathedral was very full. ;trect' the BIRTH. On Thursday morning, in' Upper . 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